Art, literature & history
The Tempest
c. 1821–1823
- Dating
- Approximate date range
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Watercolor, with gouache and touches of scraping, on ivory wove paper, perimeter mounted on cream wove card
- Dimensions
- 23.7 × 21 cm (9 3/8 × 8 5/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1965.13
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- Public domain (WikiArt label)License details
Théodore Géricault. The Tempest. Image: WikiArt. Public domain (WikiArt label). Proportionally resized and JPEG compressed; no crop.
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
The Tempest — Théodore Géricault. c. 1821–1823.
Medium: Watercolor, with gouache and touches of scraping, on ivory wove paper, perimeter mounted on cream wove card. Dimensions: 23.7 × 21 cm (9 3/8 × 8 5/16 in.).
Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.